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Army Looks At Industry Input, Industry Days, As It Prepares for DCGS-A Competition

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Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

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Army Looks At Industry Input, Industry Days, As It Prepares for DCGS-A Competition

DCGS-A Photo: U.S. Army

Responding to soldier feedback, the Army has asked for industry input and plans Industry days as it moves toward a competition for the next increment in the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) program, expected in 2016. DCGS-A is the Army's current system for intelligence information sharing, processing, operational use and storage. Some government reports, including one from a 4th Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team in 2013, questioned the system's utility. On Aug. 8 the first of several Requests for Information…

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